drunk driver
noun
variants
or drunken driver
chiefly US
: a person who drives a vehicle while drunk
He was killed by a drunk driver.
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Diane Harrell lost her daughter, Isla Grace, in March 2024 after a tragic accident involving a drunk driver.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The study evaluated cities based on metrics such as number of people killed in fatal crashes, total crashes, crashes involving a drunk driver, crashes involving a distracted driver and crashes involving speeding.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
On March 28, 2024, Diane Harrell and Isla Grace were struck by a drunk driver traveling 110mph just outside their neighborhood.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Trinity Shockley stopped by the station today to thank the officers that responded when she was hit by a drunk driver....
—Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The study evaluated cities based on metrics such as number of people killed in fatal crashes, total crashes, crashes involving a drunk driver, crashes involving a distracted driver and crashes involving speeding.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
On March 28, 2024, Diane Harrell and Isla Grace were struck by a drunk driver traveling 110mph just outside their neighborhood.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Trinity Shockley stopped by the station today to thank the officers that responded when she was hit by a drunk driver....
—Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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